Wine

SAUVIGNON BLANC | 2019
Casablanca Valley
Organic Wine

COMPOSITION
100% Sauvignon Blanc

WINEMAKER’S NOTES
Grapes are harvested at night in order to maintain fresh and bright acidity. The fruit goes straight to the press, where the juice sits for 24 hours. Then it is racked and separated from its gross lees and fermented clean at a low temperature in stainless steel tanks, ensuring multilayers of aromas and flavors.

2019 VINTAGE
An excellent harvest in the Casablanca Valley. The moderate temperatures during spring, without significant rains, allowed for good bud break and flowering. During summer there were no large diurnal temperatures, benefitting the ripening curve and helping maintain the freshness of the fruit in this zone. Harvest was pushed up by 10 days with respect to last year, and with lower yields that produced intense aromatics and flavors, producing fresh, intense wines with balanced acidity and a long finish.

CABERNET SAUVIGNON | 2018
Colchagua Valley
Organic Wine

COMPOSITION
100% Cabernet Sauvignon

WINEMAKER’S NOTES
After destemming, the grapes are cold macerated for five days in open top stainless steel tanks and fermented with native yeasts. After primary fermentation, the wine is macerated with its skin for another ten days to achieve greater smoothness and intensity of flavors. Finally, the wine is racked to neutral oak barrels and aged for 8 months.

2018 VINTAGE
An exceptional harvest in Colchagua, with very good ripening curves given by a rainy winter and a summer of moderate temperatures. The optimal condition of the grapes at picking time delivered wines of great concentration and elegance, with very good balance of acidity and tannins. The fruit and freshness of the Carménère stand out, although it is quite structured, it will be softened with aging.

Apalta – Colchagua Valley, Chile

Produced by Alto de Casablanca, Primus 2018 is a full-bodied Chilean Carmenère fragrant with earthy florals, mixed dark berry and wild herb aromas, juicy with dark berry, violets, sage and thyme flavours with a spicy peppery finish. Nicely done. The Caménère vines for this wine are south facing along the Tinguiririca River.

Apalta, Colchagua Valley, Chile

Though each year varies slightly, Neyen seeks balance, an elegant synergy between the characteristics of each variety. Serving as the wine’s back bone, Cabernet Sauvignon adds structured smoothness, while carmenere, Bordeaux’s lost variety, delivers a soft texture and silky finish.

APPEARANCE: Intense, ruby red with hints of purple

AROMA: Complex aromas of strawberry, raspberry, plum and cassis mingle with hints of pepper and vanilla.

PALATE: A soft and elegant wine, with ripe tannins and low acidity. On the palate the fruit takes the main stage, with prominent and persistent.

OAK TREATMENT: 18 months in French oak, 50% new

VARIETAL: Carmenere 55%, Cabernet Sauvignon 45%

AGE OF VINES: 35 – 120 years

HARVEST: By hand

• Assemblage
• Cabernet Sauvignon : 69 %
• Carmenère : 24 %
• Cabernet Franc : 5 %
• Petit Verdot : 2 %

The 2015 vintage of Almaviva captivates, complete with its opaque red brilliance and powerful, complex nose. An alliance of ripe fruit and subtle floral aromas permeate before leaving place to caramel, licorice and graphite notes. The multitude of aromas continues with a sumptuous, well-balanced expression on the palate. A juicy attack of ripe fruit, such as raspberry, blackcurrant, and black cherry is framed by a broad structure with fine, polished, velvety tannins, well blended with flavors of vanilla and cocoa. The finish is silky, yet slightly mineral. The harvest of 2015 is an exquisite combination of complexity and harmony, a superb vintage to celebrate Almaviva’s twentieth anniversary. Barrel Aging: 18 Months, New French Oak.